252 - Bryony Gordon: mental health, hormones and witchy magic

252 - Bryony Gordon: mental health, hormones and witchy magic

This week on the podcast, journalist Bryony Gordon, bestselling author of several books including her latest, Mad Woman, explains how the perimenopause caused her to reconsider her mental health. Was her experience of OCD affected by her hormones and what would society look like if women’s health was taken more seriously?

Bryony shares her belief that there’s a 'witchy magic' to menopause and that the issues it brings are the ones that you need to deal with and there is power in doing so.

Finally, Bryony shares three bits of advice to any woman being dismissed with 'it’s just your hormones':

  1. Don’t dismiss yourself. Don’t discount your point of view or feelings just because they are yours. Maybe sometimes you're right, maybe sometimes you're wrong - that's OK.
  2. It's OK sometimes to be bad. We all are. It’s just society wants us to live as women in a way that isn't very human.
  3. Confidence is a trick. No one has confidence. I don't have confidence. I just have a will and a desperation not to spend the rest of my life hating on myself because it's such a waste of energy.

Follow Bryony on Instagram @bryonygordon her community organisation @Mental Health Mates

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In this episode, Dr Louise Newson is joined once again by journalist, author and friend Kate Muir to reflect on where the menopause conversation really stands. From the science behind body-identical h...

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42 - Exposing the failures faced by perimenopausal women

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41 - How small lifestyle changes can transform your health

41 - How small lifestyle changes can transform your health

In this episode, Dr Louise Newson sits down with GP and lifestyle medicine lead Dr Hussain Al-Zubaidi to talk about the everyday habits that shape long-term health. Hussain shares his own story of bei...

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40 - How hormones reduce inflammation and keep you healthier for longer

40 - How hormones reduce inflammation and keep you healthier for longer

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39 - Looking back at 2025: progress, pushback and what still needs to change

39 - Looking back at 2025: progress, pushback and what still needs to change

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38 - Why hormone education matters for every clinician

38 - Why hormone education matters for every clinician

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